Category Archives: Alpinlite Gear
I Get It Now.
The Top of Mt. Whitney I remember in the months and weeks leading up to my 2011 hike of the PCT, as I prepared, I researched like crazy. I read anything and everything I could get my hands on. Not … Continue reading
Pacific Crest Trail 2011 in Photos (Mexico border to Central Oregon)
Here’s a little “start to finish” of my 2011 PCT (almost)thru-hike, pretty much most of these shots were from my iPod Touch (not great quality) and I have a ton from my Canon Powershot that I will add as well. … Continue reading
West to East for Freedom: A Biker’s Quest for Healing and Freedom
(Editor’s note: I had originally planned to ride the Great Divide Trail this summer to bring awareness to the cause of human trafficking. I’ve changed direction just a smidgen, but only a smidgen: the cause is still and always will … Continue reading
PCT Gear List: A Review from the Rearview
(Please check out my previous post titled “How to be a Sponsored Hiker” if you are thinking about hiking the PCT in this or the following year.) This is a long time coming, but I wanted to get this up … Continue reading
“The Oasis Projekt”: How to be a Sponsored Hiker!
As I mentioned in my earlier post from the trail, I’ve been led to start a non-profit. The name of the organization is The Oasis Projekt, and all the vital aspects of it are beginning to fall into place even … Continue reading
8/20: Unwelcome Visitors
I struggled greatly with this journal entry. Not based solely on the subject matter, as I had ‘made it out of the forest,’ so to speak; but more so because I didn’t want to alarm my family & friends. But, … Continue reading
6/15: Hikertown & Goodbye Flies!
Stickman & I awoke pretty early, and decided we’d try to hike to Hikertown, 26 miles up the trail. We made a brief stop at Upper Shake campground to fill up our water bottles, and ran into Music Man, Alien … Continue reading
Entry # 4: The March Into Julian! (or, “Free pie? Really?!?”
May 8, day 6 **VIDEO BELOW** Last couple days have been good hiking. Pain free? Nope. Easy? Definitely not. But the mileage has been good (18 yesterday, 15 today) and yesterday saw the troop straggle into the little touristy town … Continue reading
C l o t h i n g : All I’ll Be Wearing for the Pacific Crest Trail
CLOTHING for the Pacific Crest Trail (Next month, April of 2011, I will be setting off from the border of California and Mexico and taking my first steps northward, hoping to finish sometime in September in Manning Provincial Park in … Continue reading
Of Preparations and Possibilities
If you’re reading this right now, I just want to thank you for taking time out of your day to be here. I appreciate that. It’s been a while since I wrote an article or posted on how things are … Continue reading